Land Rover is donating the millionth Range Rover it has produced to Help for
Heroes. The charity for wounded armed services personnel is expected to
benefit by about £100,000.

It will be driven to London to be presented to Jeremy Clarkson, a patron of Help for Heroes, on behalf of the charity. The millionth car will be joined by a procession of Range Rovers old and new.

"Land Rover is very proud to support Help for Heroes by donating the one millionth Range Rover. The vehicle will be auctioned later this year and should raise valuable funds for the practical and direct provision of aid for wounded servicepeople and their families," said Phil Popham, the managing director of Jaguar Land Rover.

The car is estimated to fetch at least £100,000 at auction for the charity.

The landmark vehicle, a black, top-of-the-range Range Rover Autobiography costing about £85,000, was built at the same Solihull factory where three generations of the Range Rover have been produced since June 1970.

The original continued in production for just over 25 years. The second-generation vehicle went on sale in 1994 and was replaced in 2001 by the current model.

"We're delighted that Land Rover has chosen to give Help for Heroes their millionth Range Rover," said Bryn Parry, CEO and co-founder of Help for Heroes. "This is a real milestone in their history and so a very special donation, made even more special by knowing the money raised from the auction of the car will be able to provide much needed funds to help our wounded heroes on their road to recovery."